Healthcare Design - November 2023 - 9

ED ITO RIAL
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
Hank Adams HDR
DIFFERENCE MAKER
Healthcare design industry members are in the
unique position to have a lasting professional legacy-
what will yours be? By Jennifer Kovacs Silvis
ONE OF THE best parts of our HCD Forum event,
which we held this past September in Savannah, Ga.,
is that it allows us to do something a little different.
In fact, the goal of Forum is for it to feel substantially
different than our annual Healthcare Design
Conference + Expo, or any other industry event for
that matter.
I'll let you explore our visual recap starting on page
15. But one of the ways we're able to achieve the desired
feel is through our programming. Many of the sessions
at Forum are a departure from those you'd find in our
educational lineup at HCD Conference-I'd call them more healthcare design
adjacent. The goal is to challenge existing lines of thinking or provide a new lens
through which attendees might view their work.
This year, we were fortunate to have Annie Griffiths join us as keynote
speaker. Annie is one of the first women photographers to work for National
Geographic, and she shared with attendees some of the lessons she's learned
across her three-decade-plus career on how to connect with anyone, anywhere.
But it's where she took us next that I wanted to explore here.
Annie also led a workshop on the topic of legacy, something I wasn't initially sure
would be a fi t. But the more I considered the idea, the more I realized the distinct
opportunity you all have to create legacy each day. Everything you plan, design,
and build will impact communities for years, even decades, to come, not to mention
what you take from each project and apply to future ones. And while that's all
there, organically, it can be easy to lose sight of what drove you to this work in the
fi rst place.
Sometimes a nudge in the right direction can help us all reset, to identify the passion
for this fi eld that might get buried under budgets, deadlines, labor shortages,
and so on. Plus, it helps ensure the mark you leave is the one that matters most to
you. Annie got the process started by asking Forum attendees to consider one of
three questions:
* When you start a new project, who are your favorite people to design for
or to speak with to inform your work, and what do you wish you could do
for them?
* If you could have one week each month to work on a project, what would that
project be?
* What non-monetary legacy would you like to leave, how would you want your
mark on this industry to be described?
It's a lot to consider, but I'm sure you're drawn to at least one of those. Our attendees
certainly were. I encourage you to pause, give it thought, and appreciate
the ability you have in this career to make a true, lasting diff erence. And the next
time we're together, I'd love to hear what you decided your diff erence will be. 
Wayne Barger SMITHGROUP
Carolyn BaRoss PERKINS&WILL
Sam Burnette EARL SWENSSON ASSOCIATES
Sheila F. Cahnman JUMPGARDEN CONSULTING LLC
Gina Chang CO ARCHITECTS
James Crispino GENSLER
Mary Frazier EWINGCOLE
Jocelyn Lum Frederick HC TANGRAM DESIGN
Catherine L. Gow FRANCIS CAUFFMAN
Tushar Gupta PAGE
Natalie Miovski Hagerty
THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
Suzen L. Heeley
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER
Walter Jones METROHEALTH SYSTEM
Randy Keiser TURNER CONSTRUCTION CO.
Julie Kent TRINITY HEALTH
Eric Koffl er NBBJ
Tiana Lemons ORCUTT/WINSLOW
Michael Lied GBBN ARCHITECTS
Mike McKay UW HEALTH
Victoria Navarro ADVENTHEALTH
Solvei Neiger ZGF
Don Orndoff KAISER PERMANENTE
Diane R.K. Osan CANNONDESIGN
Chris Powers BURNS & MCDONNELL
Scott Rawlings HOK
William D. Repichowskyj E4H ARCHITECTURE
Betsy Sanchez HCA HEALTHCARE
Janet H. Sisolak UT MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
Kurt Spiering FLAD ARCHITECTS
Steve Stokes GRESHAM SMITH
Jeff rey C. Stouff er HKS INC.
Jocelyn Stroupe CANNONDESIGN
Joshua A. Theodore LEO A DALY
Anthony Treu SKIDMORE, OWINGS & MERRILL
Travis Tyson CLEVELAND CLINIC
Gary L. Vance VANCE CONSULTING
Roderic Walton MOODY NOLAN
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